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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEQ FRANK H. RANSOM, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

TRUNK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,808, dated March 25, 1884.

Application filed August 9, 1883. (No model.)

Zo aZZ whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FRANK H. RANSOM. a citizen of the United States, residing in Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trunks or Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

i The object of my invention is to provide a simple and convenient means for operating the trays of trunks, whereby all parts of the same may be opened out, so that any or all partsof the trunk may be easily reached, all of which will be fully and clearly hereinafter shown by reference-to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a vertical longitudinal section, showing the interior of one side of the trunk and a side elevation of a portion of two trays liftedup and in position, so that the contents of the trunkmay be easily got at. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the trunk, showing the cover open and the trays in place. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of a tray.

This invention is an improvement on the inventi on for which Letters Patent were granted to me May 17, 1881, N 0. 241,565.

The body of the trunk, a, is constructed in any well-known way, and is provided with the usual cover, a. 0: a are the trays, (of which there may be more or less than the number shown.) On the inner sides of the trunk are secured in any well-known way grooved bars 0 the upper portion having a flange, 0, running nearly its entire length and bent at right angles at the ends (.7 0 so as to stop the trays from being drawn out too far at each end of the trunk. (See Fig. 1.) At the lower side of the bars are projecting flanges ee. The flange runs horizontally, as shown in Fig. 1, and then downward along thelower edges of the branches 0 e.

e? is an inclined portion of the bar. Its lower end is provided with a projecting pin or spur, c, for holding one end of the tray a when let down. At the opposite end the branch 6 (which inclines downward) supports the other end ofthe tray a. The lower end of thebranch e is provided with abranch, f,

projecting vertically downward and having a spur or projecting pin, f. The trays are provided with projections or earsf f, (see Figs.

1 and 3,) which fit into the grooved bars on each side of the trunk when the trays are in place.

The operation of the invention will be easily understood by reference to the drawings. The lower. tray, a, is moved in place first, the

outer end being slightly raised by means of a,

let down upon thepins or spursf, where it rests in the position shown by the dotted lines 9. The tray a is then moved forward until its forward end reaches and passes down the inclined flange on the branch eiwh ere the pins or projectionsf rest. The opposite end is then let down so that it rests upon the spurs e in the position shown by the dotted lines 9 in Fig. 1. The flanges 0 prevent the end of the trays from tipping up when drawn out, as in Fig. 1, and the pins or projections on the trays rest upon the flanges 6 while being either moved out or back in place.

I claim as my invention 1. A trunk or box provided with thebar 0, having the flange 0 for supporting the tray a, as specified, when drawn out, in combination with the inclined portions e e, the parts e having projections or pins 6 for supporting the tray when down in position within the trunk.

2. The combination of the tray at, having pins or projections f with the angular flanges c, for supporting it when drawn out, and the angular flange e and pin f, for supporting it in its movements back and forth or downward in place, substantially as described.

' FRANK H. RANSOM. Witnesses: J. M. CALDWELL, JAMES SANGSTER. 

